Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-24
FIGHTING A BANK.
AMUSING STORY OF A PROMINENT
BUSINESS MANS REVENGE.

| A Ludicrous Phase of the Silver CUES.
A Peremptory Order for a Delivery OF
Silver Dollars.
An amusing encounter between one Of the
banks and prominent business man il being
| told at the clubs with some JUNCTION. Mr. x
the gentleman in question, was called from
homo on business and left with lis clerk a
blank check for any contingencies which had
| not been provided for. During his absence a
| messenger from the bank appeared with a
| draft, and although offered the check, de
clined to receive anything but the money.
The matter caused the clerk some inconveni-
ence. and his employer, on his return, was
deeply indignant at the affair. He waited a
few days until another draft came through
the same bank, when lie went to the sub
treasury, procured the amount due in silver
dollars, and turned the coin over to the bank.
Soon another draft came along this time for
$4,000. This also was paid in silver dollars,
the bank being pretty well filled up with the
sacks of specie
When a third draft was due Nr. X. applied
to the sub-treasury for the amount il silver
and was refused. he was naturally indig-
nant, perceiving plainly enough that the re-
fusal was instigated by the president Of the
bank, and he protested that, as an officer of
the government, the sUb-treasurer had no
right to refuse to sell him as many silver dol
lars as he wished to buy at any time. The
refusal was persisted in, however, and Mr. y.
Immediately sent a complaint to Secretary
Manning at Washington, the answer TO which
arrived in due course OF time, stating that
the action of the sIIb-treaAlrer wGs Illegal
and unauthorized
BASKETS OF SILVER
In the meantime as the draft of coursehad
to be paid at once, Mr. x. had gone to the
different banks, collected the amount Of sill
yer that he wanted. piling it up loose il cot
ton baskets He ascertained that he was not
obliged TO take the money himself to the
bank, and when the messenger appeared
with the draft he presented him with the i'm
mense pile of silver, rcmarking that as he
had not been able to procure the money from
the sub-treasury in sealed and stamped sacks,
he supposed it would ha>, to be counted.
"But how am to car Y r.. .hat!" the mes
senger cried in disinay
Mr. Y replied that he ieally could not say,
and that while hack might serve his visitors
luIIl, i1e EtdLE u iiA1ttGA tLS
any affair of his. Tie messenger had a hack
called, and with assistance got his precious
basket to the sidewalk.
What is all that" demanded the hacknan,
eying the heavy baskets.
why, that's silver
do You take me for an exprcSslnan!' asked
fine driver. "Hi, there, get up!' and away
he drove, leaving tho unfortunate young man
in @ worse dilemma than ever.
The messenger managed, however, TO get
the specie to the bank, where it was presum-
ably counted and in due time still another
draft upon Mr.. Y came to delight the Off
GERS Of the bank. Once more Mr.. K. pre-
sented himself at the sub-treasury. and once
more, despite Secretary Manning's letter, his
demand for silver vas refused. This time he
sent q telegram to Washington, and with
great promptness there came back q dispatch
peremptorily ordering the delivery of the dol
lars. The money was paid to the bank, and
feeling by this time a little weary of the af-
fair, and probably satisfied that he had amply
revenged the discourtesy shown to him in the
original transaction, Mr.. x. let the matter
drop here after notifying all his CORE
spondents that he did not il future wish to
receive any paper through the offending
bank. Cor. Providence Journal.